Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7 Verse 17
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 7 श्लोक 17

तेषां ज्ञानी नित्ययुक्त एकभक्ितर्विशिष्यते।
प्रियो हि ज्ञानिनोऽत्यर्थमहं स च मम प्रियः।।7.17।।



हिंदी अनुवाद - स्वामी रामसुख दास जी ( भगवद् गीता 7.17)
।।7.17।।उन चार भक्तोंमें मेरेमें निरन्तर लगा हुआ अनन्यभक्तिवाला ज्ञानी अर्थात् प्रेमी भक्त श्रेष्ठ है क्योंकि ज्ञानी भक्तको मैं अत्यन्त प्रिय हूँ और वह भी मेरेको अत्यन्त प्रिय है।


Rudra Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary

Lord Krishna states that from the previous four classes the jnani or  knower
of the Supreme Lord is the best. This is  because  such  a  jnani  is  nitya
yukta or eternally in communion and eka bhaktir or  exclusively  devoted  to
the Supreme Lord. Only a person endowed with spiritual intelligence  and  no
other is it possible to be immersed in communion with the Supreme Lord  with
one-pointed devotion. This is because such an  evolved  being  totally  free
from all ego conceptions and identifications of the  physical  body  has  no
mental  disturbances   and   physical   disruptions   to   unbalance   their
equilibrium. Due to this the Supreme Lord is very dear to them and they  are
also very dear to the Supreme Lord. Thus for these reasons the jnani  excels
above the rest.


Brahma Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary

Devotion only to  the  Supreme  Lord  Krishna  alone  is  considered  to  be
exclusive devotion. This is confirmed in the Garuda Purana where it  states:
Devotion to the Supreme Lord only and  nothing  else  is  considered  to  be
singular devotion.


Shri Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary


Of the previous four classes the jnanis or the knowers of the Supreme  Lord
are distinctly distinguished as they are nitya-yukta or eternally  connected
and eka-bhaktir or exclusively  devoted  to  the  Supreme  Lord  Krishna  by
reason of His being their only goal. Others merely  establish  relationships
with Him for selfish purposes in hope of gaining desired  material  objects.
But from the knowers of the Supreme Lord emerge the lovers  of  the  Supreme
Lord, who regard Him as the most cherished objective of their existence  and
thus they are His elect. Tyartham means the most, even  beyond  description.
This love for the Supreme Lord Krishna is  so  deep  and  overflowing   that
even for Him as the Supreme Lord who is  omniscient  and  omnipotent  it  is
difficult to fathom. Such love for Him has no limitations assigned to it  as
evidenced in the case of Prahlad, the  pre-eminent  among  the  jnanis  who
although was persecuted many times to die on the order of his  demon;  never
was even slightly harmed, so  much  was  his  mind  blissfully  absorbed  in
devotion to  the  Supreme  Lord,  transported  by  the  rapture  induced  by
constant remembrance of Him. Such a  devotee  is  blissfully  loved  by  the
Supreme Lord as well in reciprocation.


Kumara Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary
Of the previous four classes the jnanis or the knowers of the Supreme  Lord
are distinctly distinguished as they are nitya-yukta or eternally  connected
and eka-bhaktir or exclusively  devoted  to  the  Supreme  Lord  Krishna  by
reason of His being their only goal. Others merely  establish  relationships
with Him for selfish purposes in hope of gaining desired  material  objects.
But from the knowers of the Supreme Lord emerge the lovers  of  the  Supreme
Lord, who regard Him as the most cherished objective of their existence  and
thus they are His elect. Tyartham means the most, even  beyond  description.
This love for the Supreme Lord Krishna is  so  deep  and  overflowing   that
even for Him as the Supreme Lord who is  omniscient  and  omnipotent  it  is
difficult to fathom. Such love for Him has no limitations assigned to it  as
evidenced in the case of Prahlad, the  pre-eminent  among  the  jnanis  who
although was persecuted many times to die on the order of his  demon;  never
was even slightly harmed, so  much  was  his  mind  blissfully  absorbed  in
devotion to  the  Supreme  Lord,  transported  by  the  rapture  induced  by
constant remembrance of Him. Such a  devotee  is  blissfully  loved  by  the
Supreme Lord as well in reciprocation.